led "An act supplementary to 'An act to
provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,' passed
March 2, 1867, and to facilitate their restoration," shall be decided
by a majority of the votes actually cast; and at the election in
which the question of the adoption or rejection of any constitution is
submitted, any person duly registered in the State may vote in the
election district where he offers to vote when he has resided therein
for ten days next preceding such election, upon presentation of his
certificate of registration, his affidavit, or other satisfactory
evidence, under such regulations as the district commanders may
prescribe.

SEC. 2. That the constitutional convention of any of the States
mentioned in the acts to which this is amendatory may provide that at
the time of voting upon the ratification of the constitution, the
registered voters may vote also for members of the House of
Representatives of the United States, and for all elective officers
provided for by the said constitution; and the same election officers,
who shall make the return of the votes cast on the ratification or
rejection of the constitution, shall enumerate and certify the votes
cast for members of Congress.

[(1) This act is in these words:--

_Be it enacted, &c._, That hereafter every person elected or appointed
to any office of honor or profit under the Government of the United
States either in the civil, military, or naval departments of the
public service, excepting the President of the United States, shall,
before entering upon the duties of such office, and before being
entitled to any of the salary or other emoluments thereof, take and
subscribe the following oath or affirmation: "I, A. B., do solemnly
swear (or affirm), that I have never voluntarily borne arms against
the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have
voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to
persons engaged in armed hostility thereto; that I have never sought
nor accepted nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office
whatever, under any authority or pretended authority, in hostility to
the United States; that I have not yielded a voluntary support to any
pretended government, authority, power, or constitution within the
United States, hostile or inimical thereto; and I do further swear
(or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and ability, I will
support and defend the Constitution of